I love Valentine's Day for the sentiment. I don't love Valentine's Day in the way that it seems like a fabricated holiday that basically seems like a marketing ploy to get us to spend money. I have said it before: I am not good at giving gifts. I absolutely loved (and was completely surprised by) the roses and chocolate that John brought to my classroom. But I hope I am not considered a bad mom or wife because I didn't buy any Valentine's gifts this year. In fact, my entire VDay shopping consisted of a bag of Hershey Kisses, two cards (one for John from me, and one for John from the kids), and Valentine's Cards for the kids to pass out at school. Instead, I tried to do special things to celebrate, like making our second annual Valentine's Day breakfast on Sunday, which consisted of pink, heart-shaped pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream:
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| So excited! |
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| I think he liked them! |
And making brownies with the kids, which we cut out with heart -shaped cookie cutters for their teachers. And on Tuesday, a special dinner of heart-shaped italian four-cheese raviolis with a homemade pink alfredo and shrimp sauce.
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| Don't be too impressed - it took less than 10 minutes to make this meal once the water was boiling. It does look pretty, though, doesn't it? |
For dessert? A Hershey Kiss...and lots of love. But I hope that my family feels that all year round.
